Instructors
Meredith Bergey received a bachelor's degree in Community Health from Brown University, with a focus in International Health. She received a master's degree in Medical Anthropology from the University of Oxford and a master’s degree in Public Health from Brown University, where she was the C. Everett Koop Health Policy Fellow. She is currently pursuing a joint Ph.D. in Sociology and Social Policy at Brandeis University. Before starting her doctoral studies, Meredith did health-related fieldwork in the Samoan Islands. She later worked as an epidemiologist at the Rhode Island Department of Health and as a research specialist at the University of Pennsylvania.
Erin Erhart received a B.A. in English Literature from Kansas State University and a joint M.A. in English Literature and Women’s and Gender Studies at Brandeis University. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in English Literature completing her dissertation on Victorian science literature and fiction. While her main field is in Victorian England, her research has focused on gender and queer theory, comic book theory, Native literature and criticism and digital culture. Erin has served as both a tutor and an instructor for TYP, and this is her third year as an instructor.
Tim Hickey
Tim Hickey received his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Brandeis and an M.A. and Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Chicago. He is a professor of Computer Science as well as the chair of the department. He is also the chair of the Internet Studies program and a member of the Film Studies program faculty. Professor Hickey’s research interests include interval arithmetic, computer supported learning, and Scientific Visualization and his Brandeis courses include Introduction to Computers and Introduction to 3-D Animation. He has been teaching at Brandeis since 1984. Professor Hickey has been an instructor for the TYP since 1992.
Joseph Martin
Joseph Martin received his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Dickinson College and an M.A. in mathematics from Brandeis University. He worked in the computer industry in the fields of 3D computer-aided design and drafting, software development tools, operating systems, and graphics processor computing. His current research interest is in stream computing techniques for number theory. Mr. Martin taught TYP mathematics from 2002 to 2005.
Maria Creciun is from Eastern Europe where she received her M.D. from the State Medical and Pharmaceutical University in Chisinau, Moldova and practiced as anaesthesiologist and intensive care specialist for 5 years. Now she is a PhD Candidate in Global Health at Heller School, Brandeis University. Prior to that, she received Master’s in Public Health from Hadassah University in Jerusalem, Israel, and an MSc in Health Policy and Management from the University of Southern Maine. Maria also worked as a researcher and consultant with Moldova National Institute of Health, Ministry of Health, and as Medical Director for local representative of Bayer- German pharmaceutical company.
Laura Hill received a bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Wellesley College and is a current Ph.D. student in English and American Literature at Brandeis University. Her research interests include twentieth-century American literature and disability studies; her current project centers on narratives of mental illness. Prior to graduate school, she worked at a GLBT-equality non-profit. She has assisted and taught at Brandeis since 2009. This is her first year as a TYP instructor.
Tito holds a B.A. in Sociology and Latin American Studies from Wesleyan University and an M.A. in Sociology from the University of Chicago. He is currently a fourth-year doctoral student in the sociology department at Brandeis. Tito's general research interests include race/ethnicity, popular culture, Latin American/Latin@ cultural production, Critical Pedagogy, Social Movements,& Social Media/New Media studies. His Current research explores the intersections of racial identity formation and tourism in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil and the role of social media in contemporary student movements in Puerto Rico. Prior to pursuing his PhD, Tito worked with young people as the co-director of the International Youth Leadership Institute, a global leadership organization for high school students of color in New York City. Additionally, Tito has also worked with the New York City Board of Education and the Sadie Nash Leadership Project. Tito enjoys learning from his students and teaching and is excited about working with the TYP program. He is originally from the Bronx, NY and has a Chihuahua named Pebbles.